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Senior Backend Engineer

Annapurna

BerlinHybridFull-Time3w ago

Description

Senior Backend Engineer

Location: Berlin (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to €100,000 + Benefits

We’re partnered with a rapidly scaling entertainment technology business building one of Europe’s most widely used consumer platforms in the streaming and digital content space.

As they continue expanding internationally, they’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help scale backend systems, improve platform performance, and contribute to architectural decisions across a high-volume product environment.

They are especially interested in profiles with:

  • Founding Engineer or founding experience
  • Strong business mindset and entrepreneurial mentality
  • Builders who have launched products or meaningful side projects

The Role

  • Build and scale backend services used by millions of users
  • Contribute to system design and architecture discussions
  • Develop reliable, performant, production-grade code
  • Work closely with Product, Frontend, Mobile, and Data teams
  • Improve system observability, monitoring, and reliability
  • Help shape engineering best practices across the platform

Experience They’re Looking For

  • Strong backend engineering experience with Golang, Python, or Node.js
  • Experience building APIs and distributed systems
  • Cloud infrastructure exposure (ideally GCP)
  • Knowledge of scalable system design principles
  • Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and modern engineering tooling

Why Join?

  • Product-focused engineering culture
  • Complex technical challenges at genuine scale
  • Strong autonomy and ownership
  • Fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment
  • Hybrid Berlin setup with an international team

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